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Synopsis
The first in a gripping, adventurous series, The Invisible Library is the astounding debut from Genevieve Cogman.
Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case – permanently . . .
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission – to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested – the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option –the nature of reality itself is at stake.
The Invisible Library is followed by the second title in The Invisible Library series, The Masked City.
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I absolutely loved this . . . flavoured with truly unique mythology and a dash of the eldritch. Such clever, creepy, elaborate worldbuilding and snarky, sexy-smart characters!, N. K. Jemisin
A dazzling bibliophilic debut, Charles Stross
It's a breath of fresh air ... with a companionable heroine in Irene, and a satisfyingly complex plot, The Invisible Library - the first of a series - is a book in which to wallow, Guardian
Written in a similar vein to Deborah Harkness's All Souls trilogy ... Contemporary meets fairy-tale in this novel, Big Issue
Surrender to the sheer volume of fun that appears on every page...thoroughly entertaining, Starburst Magazine
Fantasy doesn't get much better ... If you're looking for a swift, clever and witty read, look no further, Fantasy-Faction.com
This witty and spirited adventure sets up a potential gold mine of lore for the writer to plunder in future sequels ... a fun and original page-turner, SciFiNow.co.uk
Highly entertaining ... It reminded me a lot of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series, TheBookPlank blog
The Invisible Library is everything I could ever want out of a book . . . a stunning work of art that has me absolutely begging for more, FantasyBookReview.co.uk
Hits the spot straight from the opening page ... one of the most pleasurable debuts of the year, Upcoming4.me
Book Description
The first instalment of an adventure featuring stolen books, secret agents and forbidden societies – think Doctor Who with librarian spies!
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- PublisherPan
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1447256239
- ISBN 13 9781447256236
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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